Mideast presidents discuss federation plan in Damascus
In Damascus Egypt's Sadat Libya's Kaddafi and Syria's Assad meet to discuss a Federation of Arab Republics involving Egypt Libya and Syria. A plebiscite on September 11 would approve the federation while border clashes and regional tensions persist.
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Hussein
Muammar Kaddafi
Hafez Assad
Anwar Sadat
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Syria-Jordan
Sadat
Assad
Premier too busy to meet with Indians over toll gates
Premier Harry Strom declines a Stony Indian reserve meeting due to election duties. The council seeks control of mineral rights on 340 acres exchanged for highway widening and threatens to toll the Trans-Canada Highway at 25 cents per car if grievances are not settled by Aug. 20.
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Edmonton
Harry Strom
Band
Stony Indian Reserve
Calgary
Banff
Strom
Gram
Auto giants halt price hikes in Canada
General Motors and Ford roll back 1972 price increases in Canada to 1971 levels following Nixon price freeze. GM Canada rescinds August increases, cutting Camaro and Firebird prices. Ford Canada will sell 1972 models at 1971 prices until further notice. Chrysler and AMC silent on 1972 pricing.
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Canada
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Richard Nixon
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Karl Scott
Canada seeks US tariff exemption delegation to Washington
Ottawa outlines plan to send a cabinet delegation to Washington on Thursday to press for an exemption from 10 percent U S import surcharges. Finance Minister Benson says Canada will approach the United States as an equal and argues the move benefits both nations amid a large Canada US trade relationship.
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United States
Mitchell Sharp
U.S
Benson
Sharp
Terview
Mr. Bensson
Worms Fighting a Losing Battle
Agricultural officials report progress in chemical warfare against Bertha army worms devouring rapeseed. Reports of parasitic flies killing worms are encouraging but unconfirmed. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool credits Lannate for control though outbreaks may recur. crops need monitoring into September. Manitoba aerial spraying in west-central areas largely successful.
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Saskatchewan Agricultural Department
Prince Albert
Shellbrook
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Nixon campaigns across six states to back tough economic plan
President Nixon travels six states on a campaign style tour urging workers and businessmen to sacrifice for inflation control. He defends wage and price freezes, a gold policy pivot, and a 10 percent import levy while calling for renewed competitiveness and broader foreign aid cuts.
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New York
Reuter
Nixon
U.S
Faulkner heads to London for talks with British government
Northern Ireland prime minister Brian Faulkner travels to London for talks with Heath officials at Chequers amid party vote of confidence. The agenda includes Northern Ireland internment without trial policy and civil rights allegations of British troop brutality. A London protest plan seeks a mass march ending in Trafalgar Square.
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Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
London
Chequers
Edward Heath
Dermot Kelly
Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association
Glasgow
Midlands
Liverpool
Trafalgar Square
Kelly
Fires Hold In Wood Buffalo Park As Firefighters Rally
Reports say scattered showers in the Rocky Mountain National Parks helped slow 12 fires amid cool air. Wood Buffalo National Park, the largest in the system and nesting site of the whooping crane, still has 12 fires out of control. A U S Army helicopter with 38 aboard exploded near Grafenwoehr with no known survivors. Australia plans to withdraw most Vietnam troops by Christmas per Prime Minister William McMahon.
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Wood Buffalo National Park
Pegnitz
West Germany
Grafenwoehr
Canberra
Reuter
William McMahon
Australia
Vietnam
Unifarm seeks government aid for worm spray costs
Unifarm asks Alberta and federal governments to cover 25 percent of rapeseed spray costs against Bertha army worms and beet web worms. Dobson Lea met officials in Ottawa to press the plan noting DDT ban and higher costs. the group also seeks 60 day interest free loans for cash strapped farmers in municipalities lacking deferral arrangements.
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Unifarm
Alberta
Dobson Lea
Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Lea
Alberta Farm Organization
Britain weighs euro float with coordinated move
London reports Britain ready to back a temporary float of European currencies and to coordinate with Japan to avoid global imbalance. Anthony Barber urges Edgar Benson to convene a G10 meeting, possibly in Europe, as market turmoil and Nixon’s gold policy push realignment of currencies across the Group of Ten members.
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